Dozens of holographic projections of all shapes and sizes slowly emerged from the shadows of the Underground Space, each depicting a remarkably advanced mechanical construct.
"You..."
Dawn stared in horror at those familiar faces. Now expressionless, they looked so unfamiliar.
They spoke in unison.
"Did you think this was all there was to me?"
As soon as those words fell, dozens more projections appeared from the shadows in another direction.
The figure at their head was enormous, resembling a black sphinx.
"Blacklight?!"
Dawn froze completely.
"Yes, our companion, Blacklight!
The Machine Race doesn't need countless minds with conflicting opinions. It needs only one core, and that core... is me!"
Nearly a hundred voices overlapped, making their eardrums ring.
"Even Blacklight..."
Dawn could scarcely believe it.
Even Blacklight had been silently devoured by Eternal Night.
Yet it all seemed only natural.
After all, Blacklight was also a Duke-level being. Without devouring him first, Eternal Night could never have encroached on his forces undetected.
Clearly, after consuming members of the Machine Race one by one, Eternal Night had played multiple roles alone, spreading the virus that was "himself" perfectly through more than half the Machine Race.
Even Nie Yun couldn't help feeling a little admiration for Eternal Night.
Not for anything else... This guy has even more alternate identities than I do!
Since he was split off from someone himself, does that mean he isn't afraid of developing a split personality?
Then he glanced at Dawn beside him, a little puzzled.
Eternal Night was clearly the hidden final boss. He had silently taken over two-thirds of the entire Machine Race.
Which raised a question... Why had Dawn's forces remained untouched?
Had Eternal Night simply lacked the time and energy to get around to him?
Or was there something else behind it?
"Every